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  1. I have started building the Trumpeter Yamato, so if I can, will include some tips and tricks of things I have done in building this kit. I have noticed one glaring error as far as I can tell and wonder if others see the same thing?? The kit instructions include 4 secondary turrets, however, that being said, when I look at the history and the books, there are only 2 secondary turrets. The book lists 4 saying there is one for and one aft and two amidships. Does anyone know where the two amidships are??
  2. I've just completed the 1:200 Amati kit of the Bismarck and really enjoyed it. I was about half way through and started to think about my next build. I decided it would be neat to do the major Battleships of WW II in 1:200 identical scale. I decided on Bismarck, the Yamato and the Missouri. Not too interested in Hood as it was obsolete at the start and the Italian or French battleships were both obsolete and non-factors in the war. The Amati Bismarck is a wooden hull with copious brass-clad super structure and LOTs of PE and plastic detail. My chosen ships in 1:200 are pretty much limited to all-plastic, with Nichimo being the most commonly available for Yamato and Trumpeter for Missouri. Just about the time I was completing Bismarck I decided to add a fourth--USS Enterprise CV-6--as representative of the ship that obsoleted the Battleships. Once again it's all-plastic from Trumpeter. The good thing is that after-market PE and deck details are readily available for all 3. Initially, I was disappointed that there were no readily-available wooden hull models, but after reflection; I decided that I had spent a lot of time filling, sanding and priming the hull of Bismarck to make it look like plastic. So, I decided that it wasn't too much of a compromise to go with plastic hull and superstructure--plus my shoulder was going to really appreciate not having to do all that sanding. I first saw the Nichimo 1:200 kit of the Yamato back in the mid-1980's and bought one "for the shelf". After about 10 years, I decided that I had too many kits and sold it. So, I had to find another one here in the 2022 era. An e-Bay search showed that there were a lot of "new" kits available in the $600-$800 range, plus shipping, but I did a wait and watch and found one that had been started back in the 90's. It seemed to be complete and it's partial construction was limited to setting up the RC motor features and the mechanism to rotate the main 18" guns. It was less than half the going rate for "new" kits, so I took a risk and bought it. As the build log goes on I'll find out just what I will need to do as I discover the kits condition. The detail parts I have bought are: Scale Decks wooden deck set, Fujimi PE Detail sets 201 and 202, Gold Medal Models PE crane and catapaults set + railings, Tom's model Works Deck Reels and most importantly the Anatomy of the Ship book of the Yamato and Musashi. The Nichimo "instructions" are next to useless and I don't think I could contemplate doing this model without this book. This will be a big difference from the Amati Bismarck and it's VERY comprehensive step-by-step instructions and illustrations. I do think that the experience of having built the Amati Bismarck has given me a leg up in building the Yamato. Time will tell as I proceed--and I'll illustrate what I've learned as I do it for any future builders of this kit. So far as I could find, there are no build logs of this kit. My next post will show pictures of things as I start.
  3. This kit had a lot more guns and a lot more repetition, however, it went together the easiest. I can't remember having to correct for any mistakes.
  4. Folks, this is the kit that many many many modelers have been waiting for a very long time: a replacement for the old and so incorrect NICHIMO kit of the 1/200 YAMATO legendary Japanese battleship. When I started receiving offers to pre-order that model, I jumped on it. I had always considered getting the NICHIMO kit plus the additional FUJIMI kits to improve it but was turned off by the prices. Today, we have a much better substitute thanks to Trumpeter and MRC/Gallery Models which are distributing this massive model on the Western market. I pre-ordered my kit from Squadron for $579, free shipping, no taxes. The kit was made available on June 14th in the USA and was at my door on the 16th. It cannot be better. After a quick look at the kit, I would say that it is a very impressive work, only missing one thing: the wooden decks and perhaps metal guns. Those are already made available by Scaledeck apparently and I am sure the usual PONTOS and MK folks will jump on the bandwagon to add countless details to this 2800 parts kit. I am not an expert of YAMATO and thus, I will limit myself to presenting the kit. It comes in a very large and beautiful box (Trumpeter style), with gorgeous artwork: No mention of Trumpeter can be found on the box or any included literature, but for those who have built Trumpeter kit, it makes no doubt that it is their creation. Inside the kit, we have 7 separate boxes, packed to the hilt: The Assembly manual is 117 pages long: A nice color sheet is also included with decals for the ship and the planes: Let's jump into each one of the seven boxes: This one is fully packed and contains most of the superstructures: Box B contains the guns and all the PE parts: I am not showing all spruces as there are way too many to display. Box D contains the two decks pieces: Box E is dedicated to anti-aerial defense: Finally, the last and biggest box is the massive 5 foot long hull, cast in two parts. The two halves are secured to each other with aluminum parts and plastic parts and provide a very strong and precise alignment. This is it for now. I have placed everything back in the box and will perhaps start a Build log one day. I did not want to miss on that kit, which I am sure will quickly become rare and coveted. I hope you have enjoyed that quick introduction. There are a few beautiful implementations of this ship on the forum that can be used as a guide for improving on the kit. I know that I will be using RGL's build log of his gorgeous 1/350th Yamato for my reference, when the time comes to build that monster. Yves
  5. Starting a new project which is bit of a departure from my previous projects. I have bought (and received) the full kit for the 1/250 scale model of the IJN Yamato. This is mixture of standard wooden hull construction, photo etched parts and die cast metal parts for the superstructures and guns, etc. I have had to sort through the delivery and I believe I have received all the parts, there were 90 different packs. The kit does not include a build manual but this is available on line in pdf format as 22 separate files. I have printed out the first 12 files. I have been following the progress made by John Builds Iconic Military Models on his YouTube channel, who is currently building this model. This is going to be a great help. There is also an official build log on the Model Space forum which will also be checked from time to time. The first picture is the first 16 packs, 4 packs required per build file document. The next picture shows my workstation which is ready for me to start work.
  6. Hello everyone I'd like to start a new log for the Yamato. This kit is the one DeAgostini brought out a couple of years ago here in Belgium. I was able to buy this kit from anoter shipmodeller who had lost intrest in building her. He let her go for only 50 € so this was really a bargain This is what i got : I must admit i'm a little terrified of the adventure ahead of me, after watching the the superb logs and builds of Greg's Yamato and Carl's Musashi. The latter being the Yamato's sister ship. I hope i can do her credit by building a nice model of the greatest warship of her time.
  7. OK, I'll make a start on my next build log. The 1/350 Tamiya (new tool) Yamato with Pontos upgrade set and numerous other bits and pieces. Those of you that have watched some of my other builds have obviously figured out I like the aftermarket stuff. That being said the kit is enormous, compared to my last build. I also got a cheap old took kit off ebay for painting practice when I get around to buying an airbrush.
  8. Hey everyone, After finishing my Cutty Sark (available for viewing in the gallery) I decided to try a plastic kit with a PE set. I had never seen these PE sets before and one of the reasons I really enjoy building models is due to their detail. The harder and more detailed the kit is, the more I want to build it. So I saw this Yamato Kit and saw the PE set and my eyes just about fell out of my head. I had some pics up before the crash, and I'm not sure what I had, but these are some that may have been here before. Anyway, I have made much more progress than the pics indicate and will have to take more to update this build. Hope you enjoy.
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